# Legal malpractice · Nebraska — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Legal malpractice · Nebraska, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is next after the alleged act or omission in rendering or failure to render professional services providing the basis for such action; section is 25-222; how the statute describes it is Any action to recover damages based on alleged professional negligence or upon alleged breach of warranty in rendering or failure to render professional services, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Legal malpractice _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Nebraska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Any action to recover damages based on alleged professional negligence or upon alleged breach of warranty in rendering or failure to render professional services _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** next after the alleged act or omission in rendering or failure to render professional services providing the basis for such action _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 25-222 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 25-222. Actions on professional negligence. Any action to recover damages based on alleged professional negligence or upon alleged breach of warranty in rendering or failure to render professional services shall be commenced within two years next after the alleged act or omission in rendering or failure to render professional services providing the basis for such action;

## Source

- https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-222

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).